Latest Industry News In Central America

Huisman do Brasil under construction
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Dutch marine heavy lifting supplier Huisman broke ground for a new production facility in the port city of Navegantes, Brazil this September.

Manitowoc’s Brazilian factory to start production
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Manitowoc’s first factory in Latin America has been opened this month and is expected to start production of rough-terrain cranes within the week, with the first deliveries scheduled for mid-June.

Manitowoc results show strong activity in Americas
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Manitowoc reported fourth quarter 2011 sales of $1.0bn across all its segments. This figure was up 24.5% in the quarter from 2010, thanks to a buoyant performance by its crane segment in the Americas region.

Link-Belt starts New Year with five new appointments
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Promotions within manufacturer Link-Belt’s service and training departments, along with senior management moves, will see several Link-Belt employees begin the New Year with new responsibilities.

Gottwald supplies 100t harbour mobile in Chile
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Demag Cranes AG subsidiary Gottwald Port Technology are to supply Puerto Angamos in the Chilean mining community of Mejillones with what they claim will be the largest mobile harbour crane for container handling in the Americas.

Terex Noell makes waves in Central America
Thursday, March 04, 2010
The Port of Acajutla, El Salvador will be the first container terminal in Central America to use a Terex Noell hydrostatic straddle carrier, as it invests to improve its operational efficiency.

Manitowoc’s Birkhauser retires
Friday, January 08, 2010
Dave Birkhauser, Manitowoc’s senior vice president of sales for the Americas region, retired from the crane industry at the end of 2009.

Used equipment proves popular in Spain
Monday, September 21, 2009
US industrial auctioneer Ritchie Brothers has sold more than EUR16m (USD23m) of cranes, trucks and heavy equipment at an unreserved auction in Moncofa, Spain.

Modification makes waves in Argentina
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Buenos Aires Container Terminal Services SA (BACTSSA) has modified two RTGs operating at the Port of Buenos Aires, as it prepares for increasing annual TEU movements through the port.

Tower crane makes quick work of concrete silo
Friday, July 31, 2009
A solitary Linden Comansa 5LC 5010 tower crane has been used at high speed to construct a 57m-high concrete silo for Votorantim, as it expands its facilities in the town of Nobres, in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Tower cranes continue advance in Brazil
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Five Liebherr tower cranes are being used on a refinery expansion project in Brazil; the first time towers have been used on an electro-mechanic project in the country.